NEW HARTFORD AMERICAN LEGION POST 1376

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1 NEW HARTFORD AMERICAN LEGION POST Clinton St New Hartford, NY (315) The Friendly Post Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM-12:00 AM Sunday 12:00 PM-12:00 AM OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2012 DATES 2nd-Board of Directors Meeting-6:30 PM 2nd-Auxiliary Meeting-6:30 PM 3rd-Executive Board Meeting-6:30 PM 3rd-SAL Meeting-7:30 PM 8th-Columbus Day 9th Tuesday Night Dinner Serving 4:00 7:00 PM 13th-U.S. Navy Birthday th-Oneida County Charles Love Post 406, Boonville-7:30 PM 17th-Post Membership Meeting-7:00 PM 18th-Post Color Guard Meeting-6:00 PM 20th-Saturday Night Dance 7:30 10:30 PM 21st-Legion Riders Meeting-12:15 PM 31st-Holloween QUOTE OF THE MONTH The third rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking. A.A. MILNE American author ( ) COMMANDER S MESSAGE We published this newsletter a bit earlier than normal due to the fact that I left for Branson, Missouri to attend my ship s reunion. I thank everyone who gave their reports to me so we could put this letter together on such short notice. We left on September 8th and we will return on the 24th. I will report on the events that took place after I left in the November Newsletter. November will be a very busy month with Daylight Saving Time beginning on the 4th and Election Day on the 6th. Our Post Early Bird Party scheduled for the 10th followed by Veterans Day on the 11th. Of course, Thanksgiving on the 22nd will bring the month to a close and then we are into December which will be just as busy. I will publish the schedule of events for December in November s Newsletter. We will hold our annual Early Bird Party on Saturday, November 10th, starting at 5:00 PM. This party is free to all of our members who pay their dues by October 31st and includes the Auxiliary and SAL as well as the Legion. It is our way of showing our appreciation of your support for our Post. As we have stated in the past, this party is for paid up members and there are NO guests allowed. Last year we had a couple of members show up without paying their deposit and bringing a guest. What is fair for one is fair to all and if you are in violation of these few simple rules you will be asked to leave. Don t put yourself or your guest in this embarrassing situation. If you are a Veteran and want your wife or a family member who does not belong to join you then sign them up in the Auxiliary or SAL. Eligibility for the Auxiliary or SAL are clearly stated on the back of their respected applications. You can call the for further details. We will have a list of those who took the time to sign in and put down a deposit and also will have a copy of this newsletter with us on the night of the party. As we have done in the past, we will ask that if you plan on attending, you will be asked to put a $10.00 deposit down when you sign up. This is

2 necessary to insure that we order enough food and that you will be there. If you show up you will be reimbursed the $10.00 if not, you won t. A sign up sheet will be available at the bar starting October 1st. You will need to show your 2013 membership card when you sign up. I will once again repeat this message in next months newsletter. On a sad note we are asking everyone to say a prayer for "Dark horse" 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and their families. They are fighting it out in Afghanistan & they have lost 12 marines in 4 days. They are: Justin Allen, 23; Brett Linley, 29; Matthew Weikert, 29; Justus Bartett, 27; Dave Santos, 21; Chase Stanley, 21; Jesse Reed, 26; Matthew Johnson, 21; Zachary Fisher, 24; Brandon King, 23; Christopher Goeke, 23; Sheldon Tate, 27. All are Marines who gave their lives for us just recently. It is very unfortunate that this not in the newspapers. These are our nation s real heroes'. As always, keep our servicemen and women in your thoughts and prayers that they return home safely to a grateful nation. For the Good of the Legion, Fred Williams, Post Commander SAL NEWS The next meeting of the Son s of Post 1376 will be held on Wednesday, October 3rd starting at 7:30 PM. The new 2013 cards have been in for some time now, your membership dues contribute to the overall programs of the SAL and keeps our membership growing. You are important to us. Your promptness in forwarding dues at this time will be deeply appreciated. Dues will remain at $20.00 and can be mailed to: Bob Byrd, 4 Foxcroft Rd., New Hartford, NY or put them in the SAL mailbox at the Post. Checks for dues can be made payable to SAL Post PLEASE NOTE; If you pay by cash, ask for a receipt and make sure your name is on the envelope. Also, if your address has changed please let me know so we can be sure you will receive your Newsletter. Dues paid by October 31, 2012 entitle you to attend the "Early Bird" Party in November. In a recent article in the SAL National Newsletter, the New Hartford, NY Squadron 1376 was recognized for their gifts of blankets to the Veterans who are confined to area nursing homes. The New Hartford American Legion Post 1376 Sons of the American Legion would like to welcome the following new members to our Squadron. Please welcome: Mark Harjung, Vincent Parrotta, Jerome Donovan, Mike Donovan, Adam Burback, John Gelfuso, Brandon Murphy and Andrew Murphy. As always we thank all of our loyal members for their continued support. Robert Byrd, Adjutant HONOR FLIGHT TO WASHINGTON My name is Regina Galer and I along with my husband Burke, are members of New Hartford Post Burke is a World War II veteran. Recently Burke and I were on a Southwest Airline flight from Chicago to Albany and the flight attendant gave us this article that was in the Utica OD. She treated Burke like royalty on the entire flight and I would like to share this article with you. This past June there was an article in the Utica Observer Dispatch written by Russell Cerminaro in which he told of a trip that he was invited to go on with a group of World War II veterans. They took a flight to Washington DC that was arranged by a small group of veterans and volunteers. They left for the airport by bus early that morning and stopped along the way to pick up others. After picking everyone up they were escorted to the airport by about 50 motorcyclists and a state police vehicle. It was a 45-minute ride and there were police vehicles at every major intersection to keep traffic from entering their column. They were greeted by a large crowd of civilians and members of every branch of service, including a color guard. When they arrived at Baltimore Airport, they were greeted by another large crowd of well wishers and military personnel, thanking

3 them for their service to our country. They were saluted by the military as they passed by. They were given special treatment where ever they went so that those that were disabled did not have far to walk. On their return flight to Albany there was another crowd to welcome them home. When they were having supper a 12-year old boy came up to each table and shook their hand and said, Thank you for keeping our country free. The flight is called Leatherstocking Honor Flight. Regina Galer, Post Auxiliary Member NEW HARTFORD POST 1376 AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS REPORT The next meeting of the American Legion Riders will take place on Sunday, October 21st starting at 12:15 PM. The American Legion Riders would like to thank all who supported us with our rides and other events this summer. Three parades, the Disabled American Veteran s Ride, the American Legion Legacy Fund Ride, the Montgomery Experience Ride, the Vietnam Get Together run and a funeral escort has kept us very busy this season. And, if the weather allows, there will be one or two more rides this year along with another parade. One of these rides will take us up through the back roads of Oneida County to benefit the Utica Development Center and another ride in October to finish the season. Details will be provided as they become available. The riders would like to welcome John Blase to our group. I know that he will enjoy our events. The Riders would like to thank everyone for their continued support. Please check out our website, or our facebook-site for pictures and activities. Or National at on our Facebook site for activities. In Service to Our Post, Tim Converse, President NEWSLETTER VIA We thank those that provided us with their e- mail address to our Post and opting to receive their newsletter via . In order to read the newsletter when it is sent to you, you will have to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed, please visit to download. There is no charge to download this. For those that would like to receive their newsletter via , send your name and your address to post1376@yahoo.com but remember that you will have to have Reader installed on your computer in order to read it. This will be repeated in all future newsletters so that all new members can be aware of this option. By requesting your newsletter by , your address can be set to duplicate on the mailing list, thus saving the Post the postage and printing cost. Also by receiving your newsletter by you receive it instantly as soon as it is sent and it is in color. All returned newsletters where the address has not been corrected are automatically put to duplicate so that the newsletter is not sent to that address. Only when the correct address is given to us will the newsletter be taken off duplicate. If you do not receive a newsletter, this is the reason why. NOTICE!!!! The newsletter request mailbox (post1376@yahoo.com) is becoming filled with forwarded messages and spam from some of our members. By sending these forwarded messages, the inbox becomes congested with spam, and increases the possibility of some members requests to be deleted. Please remove this address from your forwarded messages, Facebook friend requests and any other form of communication other than requests to be added to the list. Also, please remember that any other questions, comments or concerns sent to this address will be deleted without being read." Your cooperation and understanding in this matter is greatly appreciated. Mike Williams, SAL Member

4 AUXILIARY NEWS Our next meeting of the Auxiliary will be Tuesday, October 2nd starting at 6:30 PM. We welcome all our new and current members to attend a few minutes early so we may get acquainted and join us for some refreshments. Our first meeting was quite successful. Diana Raymond, Janice Hurley and Monica Lawendowski submitted our new Constitution and Bylaws. Both were approved and will be available upon request. Thank you ladies for your time and effort. Dave Excel, the Post s Adjutant, presented a new program that will kick off this year called the Member of the Year. Each unit (Legionnaires, Auxiliary, SAL s and (Bike Rider) will submit applications nominating the person/s they would like to see named. Judie Excell and Cheryl Bowen will represent the Auxiliary on the committee. It was also passed by unanimous vote to purchase a new computer for the Auxiliary office. This will help organize the membership roster, reports and files. We would like to thank Diana & Walt Raymond for their generous donation of a multi-function printer and to Babs Clapper & Dan Fellone for their generous gift of a wireless modem. We would also like to thank Terry Tesak and Commander Fred Williams for installing a new phone line in our office. You will now be able to leave a voice mail by calling the Legion s phone number at Remember that the 2013 membership cards are in and dues are $ They can be sent to Janice Hurley at 1904 Redfield Ave, Utica, NY or dropped off at the Post in the Auxiliary mailbox in the lounge area. In place of continuous years that was noted on your membership card, will be the year you joined. Paying your dues on or before October 31 st makes you eligible for the Post Early Bird Party. Any questions, please call Janice Hurley at Ladies, please let us know of any Auxiliary member who is sick or in nursing homes. Please call Janice with any information. The New Hartford Auxiliary Unit 1376 would like to welcome the following new members to our Unit. Please Welcome: Karen O Mara and Mary Lou Christian. We would like to have you attend our October 2nd meeting starting at 6:30 PM. Please pray for our service men and women and support our veterans where ever they may be. Monica Lawendowski, President COLOR GUARD REPORT The next meeting of the Color Guard will be held on Thursday, October 18th starting at 6:00 PM. If there are any changes you will be notified by Janice Hurley. August 11th found us at the Firemen's Parade in New York Mills. We finished in 1st Place with a large trophy, a check and a plaque for best appearing Road Commander Larry Winfield. The trophy and plaque are on display at the Post. We would like to thanks the Mills Vets post for the wonderful treatment we received from them after the Parade. On August 17th the group presented the Colors at the Veterans Baseball Game in Syracuse. We were well received by over the 10,000 people in attendance. Everyone had a great time. We performed graveside services for Veteran Roger Smith on August 28th. Our sympathies are extended to his family. The annual Color Guard Christmas party will be on December 8th from 5:00PM to 9:00 PM. Further information will be provided when all the details have been finalized. At this time we have done 48 functions and have donated 1119 hours of time back to our Community. Again, we are extremely proud of this. All of our functions are under the command of Capt. Nelson Pohoreskey, Rd. Cdr. Larry Winfield and Lt. Duane Clark. As always, we thank our Officers and everyone at our Post for your continued support. A special Thank You goes out to the Girls at the bar who wait on us when we come back from an event. Donald Wisnoski, Historian

5 MONTHLY HUMOR FOUR One day a man and his wife went golfing, as they frequently did together. They arrived at the twelfth hole, where the husband promptly hit a tremendous slice that ended up behind an old barn. I guess I will have to play it safe and chip onto the fairway, said the man. No, wait, replied the wife, who went up to the barn and opened the two large doors. You can hit the ball through the barn. The man decided to give it a try. But he sliced the ball, which ricocheted off the barn and struck his wife in the head, killing her instantly. The man was distraught and wallowed in his misery for many weeks, depriving himself of golf the whole time. Eventually he realized that he must face his demons and headed out to the very same golf course to play. Once again he found himself at the twelfth hole and once again he hit a slice behind the very same barn. As he was preparing to hit out safely to the fairway, one of the other players in his foursome remarked, Why don t you try and hit it through the barn? Oh, no, replied the man. I tried that the last time. What happened? I shot an eight! *****OCTOBER S***** **TUESDAY NIGHT DINNER** ROAST PORK DINNER with Mashed Potatoes, Dressing, Gravy, Vegetable, Salad, Rolls and Coffee TUESDAY JULY 10, 2012 Serving from 4:00 7:00 pm Donation $8.00 POST LOTTERY REPORT AUGUST 2012 LOTTERY NUMBERS DATE/NUMBER 1/171 2/048 3/514 4/910 5/317 6/657 7/452 8/908 9/863 10/877 11/820 12/410 13/539 14/049 15/962 16/476 17/197 18/412 19/914 20/187 21/659 22/213 23/693 24/640 25/396 26/347 27/091 28/759 29/953 30/626 31/959 Disclaimer: Every effort is made to accurately report these numbers. The official numbers are those recorded on the Post Lottery Payment Log by the Fund Raiser Chairman. The Post will not be responsible for typos in the newsletter. All of the information for our 2013 Post Lottery is at the printers. For those that receive their Newsletter by regular mail, your 2013 ticket has been included with this Newsletter. As an incentive to help sell tickets, we will award a free years membership in the Legion, Auxiliary and SAL, to all those who sell ten (10) or more tickets and we also will award a free 2nd Tuesday Night of the Month Dinner to all those who sell five (5) or more tickets. This is the only Post Fund Raiser that solicits from the Legion, Auxiliary and SAL. The funds it generates support the children and youth activities which includes our Legion Baseball Team. Thank You for your support. Terry Johnson PC, Lottery Chairman THIS DATE IN MILITARY HISTORY On January 31, 1945, Pvt. Eddie Slovik, 24, became the first U.S. soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion shot by an American firing squad in France.

6 NEW HARTFORD POST 1376 FACEBOOK & WEBSITE New Hartford American Legion Post 1376 now has a Facebook account and a Web Site. You can follow what is happening at the Post and other information about the military both past and present and even a bit of humor. If you already have a Facebook account just add American Legion Post 1376 as a friend. To do this is, simply go to search and type in American Legion Post 1376 and then add as a friend. If you do not have a Facebook account you will need to go to facebook.com and sign up for one, it is free. Once you have an account just follow the instructions above. Please feel free to add your comments. If you need any help or have questions call Gary Gary Fountain, 3rd Vice Commander ****SATURDAY NIGHT DANCING**** On Saturday, October 20th we will hold our Saturday Night Dancing at the Post. Twenty Main with Rick Adams and his Band will be featured for your dancing and listening pleasure. Come and join us for a night of fun and dancing. A $5.00 donation is requested at the door. WHO KNEW? Things You Didn t Know About Things You Know Well If Jell-O is hooked up to an EEG, it registers movements virtually identical to the brain waves of a healthy adult. Also, the original Twinkies filling was banana; it was replaced by vanilla-flavored cream during World War II, when the United States experienced a banana shortage. NEW HARTFORD AMERICAN LEGION POST 1376 MEMBER OF THE YEAR With the approval of the Post Executive Board we will begin recognizing a member of the Legion, Auxiliary and SAL who have shown outstanding service to their respective Unit through out the year. Each Unit will submit applications nominating the person/persons they feel are worthy of this award. More than one person can be nominated. A committee of (2) two members from each unit will be selected to review the application and the awards will be presented in May. The chairman of the committee will reserve their vote to break any tie vote situations. Qualifications that should be taken into consideration are that the person/persons nominated have shown outstanding work through out the year promoting the American Legion and their Post. Things to take into consideration are recruiting new members, volunteering for various activities such as Bottle & Can Drives, Food Drives, attending meetings and functions, work done around the Post, working with various veterans organizations, youth programs, conventions, special activities, such as sick call any thing that is For the Good of the Legion. All members in good standing are eligible to be considered for nomination. Applications will be available after the 1st of the new year to all Unit Commanders/President. Applications must be turned in to the committee for review by April 1st. Dave Excell Sr. Post Adjutant FROM THE CHAPLAIN S CORNER This is a reminder that if there are any members who would like to attend any services that we offer to our members and would like to be on our call list, let me know by calling This means so much to the family and friends of members who have passed on. The service that is rendered by our Post officers

7 and our Color Guard is given with dignity and respect as our veteran receives their last salute. In Service to Our Post, Don Gossin, Post Chaplain New Hartford American Legion Post 1376 would like to welcome the following new members to our Post. Please welcome: Walter K. Coates, Tyler A. Rice, William Yetman, Geroge Carey and Kim McCloskey. Janet Keesler & Duane Clark Post Membership Chairpersons MEMBERSHIP REPORT Our next membership meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 17th, starting at 7:00 PM. Please plan on attending our meeting and voice any concerns that you may have. As always, there will be refreshments served after the meeting. We currently have 623 members paid so far, which includes 18 new members. This gives us 63% of our quota of 984. NOTICE PLEASE READ!! "If you pay your Legion membership online, you will have to send the Post membership person proof that you paid your dues. There is a receipt at the bottom of your online confirmation to send to the Post. I cannot send your membership card until I receive this confirmation. Please send this in as soon as possible." This is a reminder for your 2013 membership renewal notices. You should have started receiving them in June. Please note that if you receive a renewal notice from National and you have paid your 2013 dues, just disregard the notice and throw it away. If you are not sure you have paid your dues, just check your membership card, if it says 2013 on it, you are paid. Thank You. Remember if you served from the start of Desert Storm (August 2, 1990) to the present and have been honorably separated from active duty your first years dues will be paid by our Post and if you are on active duty the Post will pay your dues for as long as you remain on active duty. Pass the word and help your Post maintain its membership strength. If you know of any eligible Veteran, who does not belong, bring them to the Post, show them around and sign them up. Eligibility dates are posted in the lounge and also appear on the back of the applications, which are available at the bar. TAPS New Hartford American Legion Post 1376 regrets to report that the following members have left us: RYAN D. BUTLER CHARLES H. STEVEN JOSEPH RILEY EDGAR BONVILLE JOHN A. HUMPHREY JOHN R. PARRY Jr. GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST O LORD

8 OCTOBER DATES 2nd-Board of Directors Meeting-6:30 PM 2nd-Auxiliary Meeting-6:30 PM 3rd-Executive Board Meeting-6:30 PM 3rd-SAL Meeting-7:30 PM 8th-Columbus Day 9th Tuesday Night Dinner Serving 4:00 7:00 PM 13th-U.S. Navy Birthday th-Oneida County Charles Love Post 406, Boonville-7:30 PM 17th-Post Membership Meeting-7:00 PM 18th-Post Color Guard Meeting-6:00 PM 20th-Saturday Night Dance 7:30 10:30 PM 21st-Legion Riders Meeting-12:15 PM 31st-Holloween NEW HARTFORD POST 1376 THE AMERICAN LEGION 8616 CLINTON ST. NEW HARTFORD, NY